A two-alarm fire at a four-story apartment building displaced more than a dozen households, forced dramatic rescues from balconies and left one cat dead in Oakland.

Multiple people were displaced Tuesday night after a fire broke out in a large Oakland apartment complex, the Fire Department said.

Residents of up to 12 units in a large apartment complex in Oakland were displaced Tuesday night after a fire broke out in an upper unit where people were initially trapped inside, the fire department said.

"We were able to salvage a tremendous amount of art and precious items that are historic to the city," Oakland Battalion Chief Nathan Leal said.

Firefighters were able to mostly save one of Oakland’s oldest and most significant historic landmarks after a fire broke out at the Camron-Stanford House along Lake Merritt.

An overnight fire caused significant damage to the historic Camron-Stanford House on Oakland's Lake Merritt on Saturday. Firefighters were able to save the home, but preservationists have questions about how the fire started.